'Blood on their hands': Trump blasts Biden, Harris over deaths of hostages in Gaza, claims 'this wouldn't have happened under me'

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday blamed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the recent deaths of six Hamas hostages, accusing them of "poor" leadership in a scathing post on Truth Social.

Following the Israeli military's confirmation of the deaths of US-Israeli citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five others in Gaza on Saturday, Trump criticized his political opponents, asserting that the tragic outcome could have been prevented under his administration.

"Make no mistake – This happened because Comrade Kamala Harris and Crooked Joe Biden are poor Leaders," Trump, a GOP presidential candidate, wrote. "They have blood on their hands! Our Country and our amazing people are not safe under Joe Biden, and will be less safe under Kamala Harris. This terror would have never happened if I were President, and it will stop the day I am back in the Oval Office. America will be Strong Again, and that will make the World Safe and Secure!"

Trump’s comments came after President Biden and Vice President Harris reached out to Goldberg-Polin’s parents, Jon and Rachel, to offer their condolences. Harris, alongside her husband Doug Emhoff, tweeted about the emotional conversation, stating, "Doug and I just spoke to Jon and Rachel, Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s parents, to express our condolences following the brutal murder of their son by Hamas terrorists. My heart breaks for their pain and anguish. I told them: As they mourn this terrible loss, they are not alone. Our nation mourns with them."

The hostages’ bodies were discovered in Rafah, a southern Gaza region where the Harris-Biden administration had previously urged Israel to refrain from military action. President Biden condemned Hamas for the killings, stating, "I am devastated and outraged. Make no mistake, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes."

The victims, whose deaths were confirmed by the Israeli health ministry, were reportedly killed by short-range gunfire two to three days before their bodies were recovered. Alongside Goldberg-Polin, 23, the victims included Ori Danino, 25; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Almog Sarusi, 27; Alexander Lobanov, 33; and Carmel Gat, 40.